Assessing Children's Learning Skills in the First Term of Infant Schooling.

Phillips, C. J.; Williams, Ann

Educational Review, v35 n3 p255-64 Nov 1983

Describes a study that investigated learning skills as a determinant of future academic achievement. Compared cultural effects between the two largest groups in the study, indigenous (British) and Asian children, and examined adverse ratings by sex, ethnicity, preschool experience, and age. Considered the findings within the context of early screening. (NRJ)